From her dazzling gowns to her iconic movie star roles, Audrey Hepburn has been looked up to for decades when it comes to all things beauty. The 20th century superstar has inspired many artists to proclaim her fashion as one of a kind, making her an OG it-girl alongside icons like Marilyn Monroe. Hepburn fans wish she were still around to spill all her beauty secrets. Luckily, Vogue just resurfaced an interview with the Breakfast at Tiffany’s star, and we are taking notes.
Hepburn’s Beauty Secrets, Revealed
Although everything about Hepburn is to die for in the public’s eyes, her effortless makeup look has always been at the forefront. This vintage look has lined doe-eyes, soft coral lips and a bright, luscious complexion. The vintage Vogue article explains that the master of art who created this combination of products was her makeup artist, Alberto de Rossi. He was “a favorite of Hepburn and other legendary actors of the time like Elizabeth Taylor, Maria Callas and Ava Gardner.”
In one of Rossi’s recently resurfaced interviews by Vogue in 1972, he explained how people have always tried to imitate Hepburn’s look, and always will. He designed Hepburn’s look, along with many others, by taking a portrait of the barefaced star, blowing the photo up and working on it as if it were a canvas. Mixing different color combinations “depending on the plane of the face” was extremely important to Rossi, and anyone trying to imitate her look. Another significant tip Rossi revealed in the resurfaced interview was to make the eyebrows prominent and known, even if considered out of style. “An important face must have eyebrows,” he said.
